Dear Internet User,
By now you've probably heard about the current issues pertaining to
free speech and the regulation of Internet related materials. We, The
Internet Regulatory Survey Team (IRST), are conducting a survey/study
pertaining to these issues and are interested in your opinions.
We are sending along a small 16 question survey that should take no
more than five minutes of your time to complete. We ask for your
participation in this study and provide us with your information.
Your response will be completely anonymous. If you'd prefer to
visit our Web site and fill out the form there the address is:
http://eggbeater.olivet.edu/~survey/
Thank You in advance for your time!
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Internet Regulatory Survey
1. What service do you use to access the Internet?
AOL
Compuserve
MSN
Netcom
Local Internet Service Provider (ISP)
College or University LAN
Other
2. How many times do you use Email during the week?
0-5 6-10 11-15 16-20 20+
3. How many hours during the week do you spend on the Internet?
0-5 6-10 11-15 16-20 20+
4. How long have you been using the Internet?
1-6 months 7-12 months 1-2 years 2-3 years
3+ years
5. How would you rate yourself as an Internet user?
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Expert
For questions 6-11 please indicate the level of agreement or
disagreement for each.
SA=Strongly Agree A=Agree N=Neutral D=Disagree
SD=Strongly Disagree
6. The government should be allowed to regulate the Internet in
general.
SA A N D SD
7. How do you feel about laws governing material displayed on web
sites?
SA A N D SD
8. How do you feel about Internet service providers censoring email?
SA A N D SD
9. A web site should be able to contain any information it wants no
matter how vulgar, obscene, or derogatory it may be.
SA A N D SD
10. Web sites should display a warning if they contain any material
that may be questionable or offensive to others.
SA A N D SD
11. All web sites should register their site with an Internet Censor
Rating (ICR) company and display a censor rating, much like that used
in television.
SA A N D SD
12. Gender: Male / Female
13. Age:
14. Country: __________________
15. Religious affiliation:
Catholic
Protestant
Jewish
Islamic
Hindu
Buddhist
Other
None
16. Political party:
(U.S. Residents)
Democrat
Republican
Independent
Libertarian
Other
None
(Non-US Residents)
List political party name: _______________
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We thank you for participation and encourage you to send us your
comments and suggestions. Visit our Web site for more info
Internet Regulatory Survey Team (IRST)
WEB: http://eggbeater.olivet.edu/~survey/
EMAIL: survey at eggbeater.olivet.edu